About us

The 4th international workshop on eXplainable AI for the Arts (XAIxArts) at the ACM Creativity and Cognition Conference 2026. This workshop brings together researchers and practitioners from HCI, AI, and Digital Arts to explore the operationalisation of XAI in the Arts, emphasizing human-centred AI and critical perspectives on AI in creative processes.

Important Dates

Thu, Apr 30, 2026
Submission Deadline
Mon, May 18, 2026
Notifications
Mon, Jul 13, 2026
Workshop Date

Call For Paper

Artificial Intelligence
Human Computer Interaction
Explainable AI
Creative practice
Beyond XAI as Tools
XAI in Creativity Support
Practice-Based and Critical Views on XAI
Empowerment, Inclusion, and Fairness
Openness for XAI

To participate, submit either a paper (max 4 pages), a pictorial (max 4 pages), or a video (max 5 minutes) via EasyChair following the ACM SIGCHI templates. Submissions should address workshop themes and research. Accepted authors must register for the C&C 2026 conference and attend the workshop.

Committee

Organising Committee

Shuoyang Jasper Zheng

Co-Chair

Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

Terence Broad

Co-Chair

University of the Arts London, United Kingdom

Elizabeth Wilson

University of the Arts London, United Kingdom

Adam Cole

University of the Arts London, United Kingdom

Ziqing Xu

University of the Arts London, United Kingdom

Jia-Rey Chang

Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom

Gabriel Vigliensoni

Concordia University, Canada

Jeba Rezwana

Towson University, USA

Lanxi Xiao

Tsinghua University, China

Michael Clemens

Independent Researcher, USA

Makayla Lewis

Kingston University, United Kingdom

Alan Chamberlain

University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Helen Kennedy

University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Corey Ford

University of the Arts London, United Kingdom

Nick Bryan-Kinns

University of the Arts London, United Kingdom